nansa

Catalan

Etymology

Conflation of Latin ānsa and Latin nassa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈnan.sə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈnan.sa]
Rhymes: -ansa

Noun

nansa f (plural nanses)

handle, loop, grip
- 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 5, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
  Cadascú va prendre la caixa de municions per una de les nanses laterals.
  Each took the box of munitions by one of the handles on the side.
fish trap
(surgery) snare (looped instrument for removing polyps, etc.)

Derived terms

nansa intestinal
nansaire
nansat
nanser
nanset

Further reading

“nansa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“nansa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“nansa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“nansa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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